Multi Python Installer

Have the need to install a newer version of Python but can’t replace the default system version? This typically happens on systems using the yum package manager. I wrote the following script which provides the option of installing Python 2.6.8, 2.7.3, 3.2.3 along with setuptools (easy_install) from source.

The script is easy to use and installs the selected version(s) of your choice side-by-side in /opt: